Selected Publications

Hall C, VanEenenaam DP, DeFrancesco CJ, Brown N, Sankar WN: The Value of Intra-articular Corticosteroid Infection in Predicting Pain Relief Following Periacetabular Osteotomy. Journal of Hip Preservation Page: DOI: htps://doi.org/10.1093/jhps/hnaf014, March 2025.

Regan MD, Cardin S, DeFrancesco CJ, Horn BD: Will my Child Walk Funny? The Rotational Profile of Infants and Children With Classic Bladder Exstrophy. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 45(6): 312-315, February 2025.

DeFrancesco CJ, Kell D, Grady M, Brown N: Current Concept Review: Scurvy as a Cause of Leg Pain and Limp in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients. JPOSNA 21(10): doi: 10.1016/j.jposna.2024.100150. February 2025.

Desai VM, DeFrancesco CJ, Swanson M, Talwar D, Stevens A, Chaclas N, VanEnenaam DP, Syed An, Williams BA, Ganley TJ: Can a New, Satellite Inpatient Hospital Maintain the Efficiency of an Ambulatory Surgery Center with No Difference in Patient-Reported Outcomes? A Prospective Study. JPOSNA 16(9): doi: 10.1016/j.jposna.2024.100120, November 2024.

Desai VM, DeFrancesco CJ, Cardin SJ, Hall CE, Sankar WN: Outcomes of Open Reduction for Hip Dislocations in Children With Connective Tissue Disorders. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 18(6): 583-589, October 2024.

Desai V, DeFrancesco CJ, Yellin J, Williams B: Patient Characteristics and Postoperative Outcomes of Surgically Treated Inferior Pole Patellar Sleeve Fractures. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 44(8): 483-488, September 2024.

Upstrom TJ, Siljander BR, Menta SV, Baldwin RB, Cecere R, DeFrancesco CJ, Kelly BT, Ranawat A, Ranawat AS: High Rate of Concomitant Lumbo-Sacral Spine Pathology in the Setting of Hip Abductor Tendon Repair. Journal of Arthroplasty 39(9S1): S61-S66, September 2024.

DeFrancesco CJ, Mahon SJ, Desai VM, Pehnke M, Manske MC, Shah AS: Epidemiology of Brachial Plexus Birth Injury and the Impact of Cesarean Section of Its Incidence. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 45(1): 43-50, August 2024.

DeFrancesco CJ, VanEenenaam DP, Hall CE, Orellana K, Sankar WN: Aspirations Dashed: Conventional Synovial Fluid Analysis Is Superior to Synovial Fluid and Blood Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratios in Diagnosing Pediatric Septic Arthritis of the Hip and Knee. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 44(10): e938-e944, August 2024.

Desai VM, Hall CE, Cardin SJ, DeFrancesco CJ, Sankar WN: Prevalence and Risk Factors for Stiffness Following Open Reduction for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 44(10): e908-e914, July 2024.